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Meraki has unveiled its new Website, now live. Along with the new look and feel at the site, the young, San Francisco-based Wi-Fi networking solutions provider has released new product and pricing details.

Currently, Meraki offers two main hardware options, the Meraki Indoor ($149) and the Meraki Outdoor ($199). Both function as a wireless mesh access point, a gateway, and a repeater. Meraki describes the Indoor as being the central building block for any Meraki network. The Outdoor is more powerful and features a rugged construction suitable for outdoor deployments.

All Meraki hardware ships with integrated hosting services. The Pro edition includes it for freethe cost is bundled into the overall price of the hardware; pricing for the Carrier edition varies. The less-expensive ad-supported version is still available for purchase, but will no longer be advertised at the site.

Weve had an ad-supported product and our Pro product, says Biswas, who took a break from his PhD program at MIT to launch the company. What were finding is that 80-90 percent [of our customers] are going to the Pro product. The ad-supported version will be available, but you have to call and ask. Most peopleat the price point that were offeringits worth it to go with the $150 product.

The Pro version appeals to both segments of Merakis customer case, says Biswas.

Businesses prefer full control, he says. The other customer base that were seeing is deploying Wi-Fi across whole towns, and they also prefer the Pro product.

Currently, Meraki has customers in 125 countries. The privately held company is backed in part by Google and Sequoia Capital.